Pannaikadu
Town panchayat
Other namepannaimanagar
Coordinates10°16′49″N 77°35′55″E
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictDindigul
Subdivision name 3Kodaikannal
Unit prefMetric
Area total32 km²
Population total8731
Population as of2011
Time zoneIST (UTC+5:30)

Pannaikadu is a panchayat town in Dindigul district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

History

The majority of population here are from a specific community called 24Manai Telugu chettiar. The People here speak modified Telugu, while Tamil is also a very Commonly used language. In this Village it has two divisions namely Aladipatty and Ooralpatty. There was a Government Hospital which was a midpoint between these two divisions.[citation needed]

Geography

The town covers an area of 32 square kilometers.the main water source is aruganal and solamalai river water[1]

Climate

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification system, Pannaikadu has a tropical savanna climate (Aw). Annually, the town averages a temperature of 20.7 °C and precipitation of 1345 mm.[2]

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian census, there were 2,493 households in the town and a population of 8731. The average literacy rate of the town is 76% with male literacy of 82% and female literacy of 71%.[1]

References

  1. ^ "District Census Handbook (2011) - Dindigul". Census of India. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Climate: Pannaikadu". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 5 April 2018.